Green Forest News

Back on the beat in Berryville and points beyond is Ralph Gordon, a returning investigator who departed for a time to explore Boone County adventures.

Something a lot wider than the Kings River divides Carroll County but nobody can really get a handle on what that something is, although Michael Burton's "Night Rider's Lament" sort'a works: "Why do you ride for your money / Why do you rope for short pay / You ain't getting nowhere / and you're losing your share / You must've gone crazy out there." ...

These and other stories can be read in our new online e-edition or in our print edition for May 26, 2009.

The school district has chosen a telephone service to quickly notify parents with emergency alerts and general announcements of interest.

These and other stories can be read in our new online e-edition or in our print edition for May 8, 2009.

Ferman High, at right, received a plaque as Green Forest Person of the Year at the Chamber of Commerce banquet Saturday evening.

Groups that oppose expanding the availability of alcohol in Arkansas say they lost ground on that issue during the 2009 legislative session.

Carroll County's three school districts are scheduled to receive more than $4.5 million in federal stimulus money between now and the end of 2011, according to the Arkansas Recovery Web site.

The annual banquet of the Green Forest Chamber of Commerce will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, at the high school cafeteria.

Helen Gurley Brown, the author of "Sex and the Single Girl" and for three decades the editor of Cosmopolitan, was born in Green Forest, Ark., a tiny town in the Ozark Mountains.

A new state law expanding the hours that bars and restaurants can serve alcohol has caused some confusion for city and county officials - and may have led at least one city council to pass an ordinance based on a misunderstanding.

The Green Forest City Council has created a new ordinance to ban Sunday "on-premise" sales of alcohol.

Green Forest, a town of 2,717 in Carroll County, had an ordinance that banned Sunday liquor sales in bars and restaurants, but that ordinance was made obsolete by Act 294, signed into law by Gov.

City Arrests: * Justin Dover, 27, of 1001 S. West Ave., was arrested Wednesday on a warrant for violation of the Arkansas Hot Check Law.

John M. Barnett, 46, of Oaks, Okla., died April 2, 2009, in Siloam Springs, Ark.

Awaiting the governor's signature is a new state law that would make it mandatory for all public schools in Arkansas to share a common spring break -- the 38th week of school, which usually falls in late March.

The following people were booked into the Carroll County Detention Center March 26 through April 1: March 26 Elizabeth Ann Boor, 46, of Bull Shoals, was booked in for driving while intoxicated, refusal to submit to a chemical test, careless and prohibited driving, and second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor.

These and other stories can be read in our new online e-edition or in our print edition for April 3, 2009.

For years, Berryville has been the host to the Annual Ice Cream Social 5K and 1-Mile Walk.

Tuesday's storms contributed to an accident that claimed a young woman's life. Police said 20-year-old Kayla Grigg was killed Tuesday while driving on Highway 103 near Green Forest.